The Nigerian Air Force fighter jets have attacked a number of Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) locations in Northern Borno, killing several insurgents. On 16 November 2016, an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft reported a gathering of BHTs under a tree at Kadari. An Alpha Jet on armed reconnaissance was called in to strafe the […]
Continue ReadingThe National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday announced the approval/commencement of academic programmes at the Borno State University in Maiduguri, the state capital. The approval was stated in a letter presented to the Governor of the state, Kasim Shettima by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Rasheed Abubakar, at the headquarters of NUC in Abuja […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army on Wednesday, disclosed that a sizeable number of the 39 soldiers declared missing after last week Boko Haram insurgents’ attack in the border town of Gashigar in Borno, had returned. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, stated this while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri. “It is true that about […]
Continue ReadingThe faction of Boko Haram which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the President Buhari’s spokesman said on Sunday.Around 220 girls were taken from their school in 2014 in Chibok in northeastern […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja released the names of freed Chibok school girls. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, released the names of the affected girls in his twitter handle. The names of the girls are: […]
Continue ReadingThe Presidency has confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents have released 21 of the more than 200 abducted Chibok Schoolgirls.The Senior Special Adviser on Media to President Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu, said the girls are now in the custody of the Directorate of State Services (DSS). Shehu confirmed the release of the schoolgirls through his twitter […]
Continue ReadingReports have it that 21 of the Chibok school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in 2014, have been rescued by the military.Channels Television reports that, although, there is currently no confirmation from the military hierarchy or government, sources close to the Borno state government said that some girls were brought to the air force […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army has freed 348 detainees, held in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state.The ex-detainees were all handed over today to Governor Kashim Shettima in Maiduguri by Brig.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army. The Nigerian Army had earlier released 565 women comprising 366 babies, […]
Continue ReadingThe Borno Government said on Monday that it would re-open public secondary schools next week, two years after they were closed due to Boko Haram insurgency.The state’s Commissioner for Education, Inuwa Kubo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that Internally Displayed Persons (IDPs) occupying the schools had been relocated to allow for […]
Continue ReadingOn the evening of Sunday, 11th September 2016, a suspected female suicide bomber was seen approaching a check point located at Kara Cattle market axis, Dikwa, towards Antul and Mukdala, Dikwa Local Government Area, Borno State. She was challenged from afar by the vigilant duty sentry, she refused to stop claiming to be coming from […]
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